South Africa vs England Match Stats

NO BALL! A short ball, on off. Adil Rashid dabs it out to point. The umpire signals a no ball for over-stepping. Free Hit to follow.

The crowd thinks it is OUT! But they forgot that it is a Free Hit. Rabada bangs in a short one on off. Adil Rashid goes for the hook shot. It takes the outside edge and goes to deep square leg. The fielder in the deep makes no mistake but throws it back quickly in play. One taken.

A single now as this is pushed to covers.

Adil Rashid defends this length ball solidly.

Good length and on off. Rashid hangs back and defends it away.

Back of a length, on middle. Rashid works it to fine leg for a single.

Lands safely! It is a short ball, on the bodyline. The ball gets big on him. Sam Curran stays deep inside his crease to block it away. The ball lobs off the top of the blade. They take a single.

Oh, that was close! Curran backs away and Nortje bowls a yorker, around off. Curran fails to get a bat on it and the ball misses the off pole by a whisker!

Back of a length, around off. Curran steers it towards third man for a single. Some serious gas here from Nortje!

Lands it on a length, on off. Rashid fends it from his crease.

Back of a length, around off. Rashid tries to punch it but gets an under edge that goes off the gloves off Quinton de Kock to third man for a couple.

NO BALL! Oh, my word! This is heart break for South Africa! Nortje bowls a sharp bouncer on off. Rashid is caught off guard and tries to evade the ball but the ball hits his bat and loops up in the air. The fielder catches it at short third man but Nortje has overstepped here and Rashid will survive. A Free Hit coming up too...

FOUR! What a response from Rashid! Nortje bowls it full and on middle. Rashid clears his front leg and heaves it wide of mid on for a boundary.

Back of a length and outside off. Rashid leaves it alone.

Back of a length, on off. Curran dabs it onto the turf and it goes just away from the stumps.

On the shorter side, on middle. Curran works it to deep square leg for a single.

Back of a length, around off at 137 kph. Rashid steers it towards third man for a single.

Bowls a short delivery on off. Curran lets it go.

Bangs it short again on middle at 135 kph. Curran decides to duck under it.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Rabada gets a big wicket of Sam Curran in his last delivery of this game and England are eight down now with 33 runs still needed! Shortish and outside off. Probably not that short to cut and it nips away a bit too. Curran tries to cut it but gets an outside edge to Quinton de Kock behind the stumps who takes a regulation catch and South Africa are still in it. In fact they are slightly ahead in this game now!

Back of a length, on middle. Rashid works it to deep square leg for a single.

On the shorter side, on off. Archer fends it from his crease.

Short of good length, on off at 146 kph. Archer defends it towards the leg side. The home crowd is getting right behind their boys here!

Wow! A sharp bouncer, around off. Archer somehow manages to evade it.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, Anrich Nortje gets a wicket and England are nine down now! What a come back this has been from South Africa! They are pumped up and rightly so, the World Cup qualification is on the line. On the shorter side, around off. Too quick for Archer as he awkwardly tries to work it towards the leg side. However, he only manages to get an outside edge to backward point where Heinrich Klaasen takes a very important catch. The crowd goes wild!

Length ball, on off. Olly Stone nudges it to mid-wicket.

Back of a length, wide of off. Adil Rashid stands back and cuts it to deep point for a brace.

A short ball, wide of off. Adil Rashid tries to throw the kitchen sink at it but only connects with thin air.

Full length, outside off. Adil Rashid punches it to point.

A short ball, on off. Adil Rashid pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

It is full length, tailing into the pads. Olly Stone gets an inside edge on his pads. 

Good length, on the pads. Stone tucks it to square leg for a single. These singles aren't helping England's cause here.

A dot now! On off, defended out.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Tabraiz Shamsi picks up the final wicket and he takes off here into his celebration. It is looped up, on leg stump. Olly Stone tries to flick it away but it flies off the leading edge to the right of the bowler. Tabraiz Shamsi moves to his right in a flash. He fumbles but accepts it on the second bite. SOUTH AFRICA WIN THE GAME BY 27 RUNS.